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Archetype of Courage

{1}{W}{W}

Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

BNGBorn of the Gods#4uncommon

"It has been my experience that soldiers most fervently follow generals who lead by example." —Elspeth

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Willian Murai
Found in
Journey Into Nyx Intro Pack Pantheons Power · Born of the Gods MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#4,480
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Creatures you control have first strike. Creatures your opponents control lose first strike and can't have or gain first strike.
2/2
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+127.1%
$3.02
$0.57 low$0.24 gapTCGplayer
Foil-0.2%
$11.29
$6.55 low$2.55 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$3.02· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Feb 1, 2014
  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    Conversely, continuous effects generated by static abilities (such as an Aura that granted the appropriate ability) would resume applying if the Archetype left the battlefield.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    If you and an opponent each control the same Archetype, no creature controlled by any player will have the appropriate ability.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    The Archetype’s second ability applies to each creature controlled by any of your opponents, no matter when it entered the battlefield.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    While you control an Archetype, continuous effects generated by the resolution of spells and abilities that would give the specified ability to creatures your opponents control aren’t created. For example, if you control Archetype of Courage, a spell cast by an opponent that gives creatures they control first strike wouldn’t cause the creatures to have first strike, even if later in the turn Archetype of Courage left the battlefield. (If the spell has additional effects, such as raising the power of the creatures, those effects will apply as normal.)